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June 22, 2005 - Stadium Switch Lifts Bloomberg To New Highs,
Quinnipiac University Poll Finds;
Hispanic Voters Approve Of Mayor, But Back Ferrer

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is widening his lead over any Democratic challenger and is
brushing up against the 50 percent mark among New York City voters in each of four
possible matchups, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

New York City voters approve 55 - 36 percent of the job the Mayor is doing, his
highest approval rating in three years:

"Summertime and the voting looks easy. Fifty percent makes you a winner and
Mayor Bloomberg's almost there. Quinnipiac took a particularly close look at the city's
growing Latino community and, even there, Mayor Mike's job approval came out
positive," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

New York City voters approve 61 - 29 percent of plans to build a new stadium for
the Mets, and possibly the 2012 Olympics, in Queens.

"Subtract one Manhattan stadium and the political equation alters. A troublesome
issue - maybe the only troublesome issue - vanished when Bloomberg shifted attention
from the Manhattan stadium to Queens," Carroll added.

Among all Democratic primary voters, Ferrer leads the pack with 31 percent,
followed by 19 percent for Fields. This compares to a 27 - 23 percent Ferrer lead May 11.

Weiner and Miller remained tied at 12 percent each.

Among Hispanic Democrats, Ferrer gets 59 percent, with 11 percent for Fields and 7
percent each for Miller and Weiner.

If Ferrer loses the Democratic primary, 57 percent of his backers say they still vote
for the Democratic candidate over Bloomberg. Among Fields backers, 49 percent would
back another Democrat in November.

"Ferrer seems to be recovering from the Amadou Diallo flap, but there could still be
a Democratic runoff with Virginia Fields," Carroll said.

From June 12 - 19, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,780 New York City registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.3 percentage points. The survey includes 1,140
Democrats, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points.

The survey includes an oversample of 672 Hispanics, with a margin of error of +/- 3.8
percentage points. This includes 432 Hispanic Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.7
percentage points. In the overall sample, Hispanics were weighted to reflect their
representation in the population.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts
public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and
nationwide as a public service and for research.
For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu or call (203) 582-5201

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling
his job as Mayor?

8. (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for mayor were being held
today and the candidates were Gifford Miller, Fernando Ferrer, C. Virginia
Fields, and Anthony Weiner for whom would you vote?

TREND: (If registered Democrat)If the Democratic primary for mayor were being
held today and the candidates were Gifford Miller, Fernando Ferrer,
C. Virginia Fields, and Anthony Weiner, for whom would you vote? (na = not asked)

9. (If registered Democrat) If the candidate you support loses in the Democratic
primary for Mayor, who would you vote for in the general election for Mayor in
November -- Michael Bloomberg or the Democratic primary winner?